Contents前言 1
Unit OneTEXT A COUNTRY MUSIC 2
TEXT B AMERICAN MUSIC IN 20th CENTURY 10
Unit TwoTEXT A BALLET 16
TEXT B 1.CAKEWALK 25
2.CHANT 26
Unit ThreeTEXT A FLAMENCO —A Brief Introduction 30
TEXT B OPUS 40
Unit FourTEXT A WHY MUSIC CHANGES 44
TEXT B ODE TO JOY 52
Unit FiveTEXT A THE CLASSIC-ROMANTIC TRADITION 58
TEXT B THE BLUES —Song of the Walking Wounded 71
Unit SixTEXT A MUSIC BY ASIAN COMPOSERS 76
TEXT B MUSIC BY ASIAN COMPOSERS(continued) 85
Unit SevenTEXT A BRAVA, JERRYE 94
TEXT B BRAVA, JESSYE (continued) 104
Unit EightTEXT A AFRICAN MUSIC 110
TEXT B HANDEL 118
Unit NineTEXT A GOSPEL MUSIC 124
TEXT B HERBERT VON KARAJAN 133
Unit TenTEXT A BEETHOVEN'S MUSIC 138
TEXT B BEETHOVEN IN VIENNA 149
Unit ElevenTEXT A MODERN ELECTRIC BLUES 160
TEXT B THE AUTHENTIC OUTSIDER 174
Unit TwelveTEXT A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAZZ 180
TEXT B BRIEF HISTORY OF JAZZ (continued) 188
Supplementary Reading Tasks1.The Story of la Triviata 195
2.Music Glossary 199
3.Franz Schubert 203
4.Baritone —Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau 211
5.Composers of South America 215
6.Composers of Brazil 222
7.The Story of Jazz 228
8.Igor Stravinsky 233
AppendixⅠ. Music English TestMusic English Test One 237
Music English Test Two 239
Ⅱ. Presupposed Musical Terminology 244
Ⅲ. Glossary 285
Ⅳ. Key to Exercises 291